HDL vs EAT vs CAKE Stock Comparison

Super Hi International Holding, Brinker International and Cheesecake Factory Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$196.66 -5.1% 1M +55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.30B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$108.47 +3.8% 1M +94.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
1.08%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 8, Super Hi International Holding 2, Cheesecake Factory 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHDLEATCAKELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $643.80M $8.30B $5.40B EAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.7x 17.6x 28.3x EAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 14.2x 24.7x EAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +7.9% +5.7% HDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 8.4% 4.6% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 59.4% 17.1% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 1.2x EAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 1.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% +55.8% +94.0% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +35.8%/yr +21.4%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 49.6% 39.7% HDL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 78/100 50/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

HDLEATCAKE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHDLEATCAKE
Valuation 80 #11 of 50 61 #20 of 50 27 #37 of 50
Growth 24 #36 of 47 94 #4 of 47 70 #15 of 47
Profitability 56 #21 of 46 93 #4 of 46 60 #19 of 46
Financial Health 76 #13 of 51 54 #24 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 88 #5 of 33 50 #17 of 33
Overall 59 78 50
  • HDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHDLEATCAKESPY
1 month -15.7%-5.1%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months -24.5%-0.9%+21.9% +3.9%
6 months -26.7%+52.3%+73.1% +8.2%
Year to date -38.4%+37.0%+114.9% +12.9%
1 year -43.2%+55.8%+94.0% +12.3%
3 years —+500.9%+262.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+81.9%+53.6% +23.3%
5 years —+361.9%+163.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+35.8%+21.4% +10.9%
10 years —+312.8%+108.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.2%+7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHDLEATCAKESPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%49.6%39.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%46.3%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.770.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.101.122.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-50.7%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%-22.6%-7.5% -1.2%
52-week high $18.32$254.01$117.29 $779.14
52-week low $9.75$102.29$43.14 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHDLEATCAKE
P/E now vs peer median 56.7xmedian 20.6x 17.6xmedian 20.6x 28.3xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 13.3x 10.3xmedian 13.3x 18.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 17.3x 14.9xmedian 17.3x 26.2xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.1x 18.7xmedian 3.1x 10.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 0.26median 1.07 0.70median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHDLEATCAKE
Revenue $888.78M $5.81B $3.88B
Gross profit – $4.32B –
Operating income – $619.90M $204.16M
Net income $10.19M $487.00M $178.62M
Free cash flow $120.84M $557.50M $206.30M
EPS (diluted) – $10.87 $3.68
Cash & equivalents $266.40M $110.00M $195.17M
Total debt – $448.00M $562.90M
Shares (diluted) – 44.80M 48.49M
Enterprise value -$349.48M $8.08B $4.56B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHDLEATCAKE
P/E 56.7x 17.6x 28.3x
P/FCF 5.3x 14.9x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 10.5x 15.2x
P/S 0.7x 1.4x 1.4x
P/B – 18.7x 10.4x
P/Tangible book – 19.4x 20.2x
EV/EBITDA -5.4x 10.3x 18.2x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 13.9x 28.2x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.5x 1.5x
EV/FCF 3.1x 15.5x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.1x 10.9x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDLEATCAKE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 7.9% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.1% 3.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 62.5% 24.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -81.2% 27.1% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 68.1% 23.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – 30.8% 11.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 68.3% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 16.3% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 34.8% 57.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 98.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDLEATCAKE
Gross margin – 74.4% –
EBITDA margin -7.9% 14.4% 8.2%
Operating margin – 10.7% 5.3%
Pretax margin 3.0% 10.0% 5.1%
Net margin 1.2% 8.4% 4.6%
FCF margin 13.6% 9.6% 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 13.6% 9.1%
Return on equity – 114.6% 36.5%
Return on assets – 17.4% 5.4%
Return on invested capital – 59.4% 17.1%
Return on capital employed – 29.3% 7.9%
Asset turnover – 2.1x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.9x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDLEATCAKE
Debt / assets – 15.9% 17.1%
Debt / equity – 1.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets – 84.2% 84.2%
Equity / assets – 15.8% 15.8%
Interest coverage 1.2x 15.3x –
Current ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 5.07 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDLEATCAKE
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 5.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.3% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 26.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHDLEATCAKE
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 14.2xFY2027 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.54FY2026 $13.84FY2027 $4.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.0%FY2026 +28.9%FY2027 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% -0.8% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $891.81MFY2026 $5.99BFY2027 $3.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +3.1%FY2027 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +12.2% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDLEATCAKE
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 507 345
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.4% -0.2%
Institutions buying – 279 161
Institutions selling – 160 118
Buyers to sellers – 1.74 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HDLEATCAKE
HDL 1.00 -0.05 -0.03
EAT -0.05 1.00 0.52
CAKE -0.03 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HDL, EAT and CAKE?

Brinker International (EAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) $643.80M, Brinker International (EAT) $8.30B, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, HDL, EAT and CAKE?

Brinker International (EAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 56.7x, Brinker International (EAT) 17.6x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinker International (EAT) is cheapest (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 18.3x, Brinker International (EAT) 14.2x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Hi International Holding (HDL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) +10.5%, Brinker International (EAT) +7.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinker International (EAT) has the highest net margin (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 1.2%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Brinker International (EAT) 59.4%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) -43.2%, Brinker International (EAT) +55.8%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +94.0%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Brinker International (EAT) +35.8%/yr, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 0.00%, Brinker International (EAT) 0.00%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 1.08%. Super Hi International Holding (HDL) and Brinker International (EAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) has been the steadiest (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 39.3%, Brinker International (EAT) 49.6%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HDL, EAT and CAKE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brinker International (EAT) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.